Bottle.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1903'.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1903 N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH SAVOIE, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO EDWARD C. GLINES, OF PROVIDENCE, Rl-IODE ISLAND.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,992, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed January 8 1903. Serial No. 138,222. (N0 model To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH SAVOIE, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Central Falls, Providence county, Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in bottles in which a-controlling-valve stem extends downward through the interior of the bottle and is operated upon the outside of the bottle at the bottom thereof; and the purpose of my improvement is to provide a bottle which admits of easy filling the first time, but which cannot be refilled thereafter without destroying certain essential and material parts of my improvement. I attain this object by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through the central line of the bottle; Figs. 2 and 3, details of the valve-case, and Figs. 4 and 5 the controlling mechanism at'the bottom of the bottle.

The same parts are designated by the same letters throughout the several views.

In Fig. 1, A represents the body of the bottle, partially filled with'liquid Z. A is the mouth of the bottle, and A the bottom part, hollowed sufficiently to make room for the controlling mechanism. Within the neck of the bottle, 0 represents a tightly-fitting cylinder of cork or other suitable material, pierced for the accommodation of the cylinder (1, which fits tightly into 0. The cylinder d is flanged at the top, the flange being represented by d. The upper part of the mouth of the bottle is of larger bore than the lower part, forming the shelf 12, on which the flange d rests, the upper surface or edge of the cork 0 coming flush with this shelf b. A plan view of this flange is shown in Fig. 3, and, as seen in that figure, the flange is perforated with the holes 61 d Immediately above the flange d is situated the cylinder 6. This cylinder is provided with projecting lugs (2 e (seen best in Fig. 2,) corresponding in number and form to the perforations d d in said flange.

These lugs are inserted through the perforations 01 and bent under the flange (1', so as to secure the cylinder e to said flange. This method of uniting the said flange and cylinder, however, is not material to my invention, as any other equivalent mechanical process will answer equally well. The cylinder e is of such a size as to leave an annular seat 'upon said flange d for the valve f, which is made, preferably, of rubber. f is centrally perforated for the valve-stem t', which runs through the entire length of the bottle and on which f fits loosely. Above the valve f is the washer g, and washer and valve are retained in position by the nut h and the threaded upper extremity of the valve-stem i. The cylinder 6 contains a plurality of perforations e e, as shown in Fig. 2. The number of these holes is immaterial, so long as they are sufficient to discharge the contents of the bottle.

Outside of the cylinder 6 is the cap 7, of such a size as to leave a space between itself and the cylinder 6 for the contents of the bottle to pass through. The upper part of the cap j is perforated with a plurality of holes j for the egress of the liquid. Outside of the inner cap j is an outer cap is, which fits closely over the inner cap j in such a manner that after the cap j is placed in position the outer cap it can be thrust down between j and the neck of the bottle by a moderate application of force. Within the neck of the bottle'is the indentation b passing entirely around the interior of the neck. The outer cap has at two or more points in its inclosing wall and at a suitable distance from the lower edge of is the catches k stamped outwardly from the body of 1a. The parts 6 audit are made of some suitable non-corrosive metal, and the structure of the catches k is such that when the cap is is thrust into the space between the bottle-neck and the inner cap jthe catches k are sprung inwardly until the indentation b is reached, when they spring outwardly into said indentation, retaining the outer cap it securely in place, so that the same cannot be removed.

The inner cap j is made, preferably, of glass, although it may also be made of a suitable metal.

The valve f is operated by the valve-stem v1 and the mechanism shown in detail in Figs. 4: and 5.

The bottom of the bottle is perforated, as

shown, with a hole a little larger than i, so as to admitof the flanged packingnn', made,

preferably, of rubber, and serving to make a tight joint between the stem 71 and the bottom of the bottle. The lower end of t' is much enlarged, as shown at t, and this enlargement is threaded and provided with a thumb-nut m m.

o is a metallic washer, through which '11 freely passes, and serves to retain the packing n in place and also to form a bearing for the spiral spring 19, placed between 0 and t" and surrounding the stem t'. This stem is recessed for a short distance at its lower end, (shown by 15 the enlargement 2", however, closing the recess at the bottom. Communieating with the recess 2 are the two holes 2' and i bored through the shell of the recess, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

There is also a hole m bored through the wall or shell of the thumb-nut m 'm.

My device operates as follows: The stemt' is inserted through the packing n and thence upward to the bottle-neck, the thumbscrew m 072 being in the position shown in Fig. 4,

the hole 41 being stopped by the rubber packing n. The bottle is now filled in the usual way. After filling, the cork c, with the tube (1 and cylinder 6, is inserted in the bottleneck and the valvefslipped upon the upper end of. 2' and secured in place by its washer and nut g h. Over these is placed the inner cap j and then the outer cap it, and the bottle is complete. To draw off the contents of the bottle, the thumb-nut 'm m is unscrewed, so as to take the position shown in Fig. 5. A slight pressure of the thumb upon m m forces the stem 2' upward, thus freeing the valvef and allowing the contents to escape through the perforations in e and 76, while air is admitted to the bottle through the holes 2' and 11 the latter being now beyond or farther into the bottle than the packing 'n. When m m is not unscrewed quite so far as shown in Fig. 5, air is admitted through the hole m in the side of the thumb-nut and thence through i and '5 into the bottle interior.

It will be seen that the perforations in j are not in the central portion, but close to the surrounding wall of the outer cap it, while those in 70 are in the center thereof. Being thus out of lineprevents the insertion of a wire or other instrument, and thus insures the valve f from being tampered with.

When the bottle is emptied, nornore liquid can be introduced, as the slightest pressure of liquid through the caps j it forces the valvefdown upon its seat/regardless of the position of the stem 7 Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is

l. Abottle having an orifice in the bottom thereof; a valve seated in the neck of the bot tle; a seat adapted to receive said valve; a valve-stem actuating said valve and normally retaining the same against its seat and'extending downwardly through the interior of the bottle and thence out through said orifice in the bottom thereof, and means for operating said valve .-stem, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bottle a valve seated in the neck of the bottle, a valve-stem extending downwardly through the bottom of the bottle; said stem having at its lower end the recess 41 and the holes i and i communicating therewith, and the enlarged threaded head t"; in combination with a thumb-screw m m and a spiral spring 19 operating to keep said valve normally closed, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle the combination of a valve seated in the neck of the bottle; a valve-stem sliding loosely through said valve; a washer and nut upon said stem above said valve and controlling the operation of the same; an orifice in the bottom of said bottle for the passage of said stem; and means for operating said stem and admitting air through. the same into the bottle, substantially as described.

4. In a bottle the combination of a valve seated in the neck of the bottle; means for operating the same; a perforated cylinder inclosing said valve; a perforated cap 3' surrounding said cylinder so as to leave a space between them; an outer cap 70 having a plurality of catches k and an indentation 6 around the inside of the bottle-neck adapted to hold said catches and lock the cap 7c in position, substantially as set forth.

Signed at Pawtucket this 30th day of December, 1902.

hi JOSEPH SAVOIE. mark Witnesses:

FLORENCE E. BATES, LELLAN J. TUOK. 

